violin
Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
built in The Hague in 1800
A violin built by Johannes Theodorus Cuypers in The Hague, 1800.
History of this instrument
This violin was originally loaned by its owner to the Oskar Back Study Fund Foundation. In 2009, this foundation transferred full management of the instrument collection to the Musical Instrument Fund. The owner of this violin, along with several other private owners of instruments from the “Oskar Back Collection,” agreed to transfer the loan to us. The following musicians played this violin on behalf of the Oskar Back Study Fund: Pedja Milosavljevic, Lois van Stekelenburg, Tijmen Huisingh, Hoei Lien The, Josine Jansen, and Gerrit van Putten. After the loan was transferred, Gerrit van Putten continued to play the violin. When he returned the violin after 8 years, Ernst Jan Vos succeeded him. Currently, İdil Yunkuş is the fortunate player of the violin from The Hague.
About the builder Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
The Netherlands experienced two periods of prosperity in violin making. The first was in Amsterdam from 1650 to 1728; the second took place largely in The Hague, from 1760 to 1840. This peak was primarily due to the Cuypers family, led...
